Yeah hes special alright, Habana but compared to Cullens effort against the Tahs in "96 I don't think it holds a candle.Cullens try was 98m & he beat atleast 6 defenders of note from a scrum, where defences are set.Habana still has time to compete with Cullens effort, but i don't think that one rates up there with Culens top tries

Habana is not that good.Yeah he's fast but thats about it, no ball skills doesn't go looking for the ball unless its an interception. Teams will work out how to play against him and he'll be left floundering. Its no way one of the best solo tries.

Slackerlifestyle... you obviously haven't seen any footage of him this season then? He's had an incredible few months scoring some brilliant tries. Proving he's not just pace. Don't know how you can say he has no ball skills. Once again, you obviously haven't watched any rugby this season. But hey, every has their own opinion. :)

personally i think habana is overated too, hes got pace n feet but thats about it, caucau could prob leave him for dust wen he was at his primebut you cant leave out underated players for lower teams like onohatoand if you watched the test matches earlier (england v south africa) on the second i think it was mathew tait caught up with him!!!!

Yes your right mathew tait caught up with him, coming off the bench with fresh legs after Habana had played a lot of the game?Habana boring? Interesting point of view, never thought someone who has 26 tries in 29 games would have ever been described as boring. Overrated? again interesting, I guess on that I can only say that I thought Lomu was over rated, and I guess Habana at least scored against New Zealand something Lomu could never do against SA? Pace and feet and that's it? How about a tackle that can turn ball over? Oh well someone once told me that opinions are like toilets, you've got to have them, most people do and some stink.

will everone shut up about tait catching habana. habana had no reason to sprint they had already put the 5 points on the board. habana's 100m time is 10.2 thats olympic qualification time and tait doesn't run anywhere near that if he was faster he would be doing athletics for england seeing as though they dont have a sub 10 seocond sprinter

Well said Anon (Sep 22 11:42am). Why not just acknowledge a great player for what he is. Lomu was a great player (possibly the greatest), Rockococo, McCaw, Carter, etc are all great players. Habana have now entered that league, and is veying for supremacy. Only 24, voted as the IRB player of the year, joint record holder for most tries scored in the RWC (none of them boring), etc. Calling him over-rated or boring, is a clear sign that you are either too patriotic to the country you are supporting (whoever that might be), or that you don't really have a clue about rugby. Give credit to where credit is due - welcome to a very elite club Bryan. Thanks for all the entertainment you've given us, and we hope you can carry on the good work!

i dont think like you! i think that sometimes habana is predictable but there are sometimes he is exciting but i think rokocoko or robinson give us more entertainment that habana but habana is a great player no doubt about it!!!

he definately wouldnt beat asafa powell. asafa powell is trained to run, his whole technique is to run. Then again, habana cant do much else. slacker life style, good call. England Vs RSA in the group stages. Habana went wild. Final, different story, because habana is the same old. if he gets the ball, he will run. if he doesnt, he wont go looking. !! DMP

Why is it that when I player is clearly made of quality, like Habana, then other people want to knock him down? Slag him all you like, but I guarantee, give him an inch and he'll score against your team next time they play, so be prepared.

People slagged the greatest winger of all time, Big Jonah, for all sorts of dumb reasons. Btyan has the same thing. Funny thing is, their records are way above anybody else. Habana will join Lomuh as the greatest wingers to ever play. The rest of you sour losers had better just learn to live with that.

habana may not be the quickest winger in world rugby but he has other qualities other than pace which is what most people only notice. His defence is solid like when he dump tackled Mose Tuilai'i or when he nailed Paul Sackey in the world cup final 07. He has the ability to stop-start and likes to do interceptions which end up with him scoring a try under the posts. He also is very strong which allows him to slip out of tackles like Rokocoko. He has good vision like when he does his kick and chases. He is a fantastic all-round winger and deserves to be named player of the year. He is not as quick as Ohata, Caucau (when fit) or Chavanga. He has been getting cocky though as Ngwenya in the world cup left him for dead when Habana thought he'd be slow. Ngwenya smartly wrong-footed Habana and so even though Habana was catching up on him, he had no chance catching Ngwenya. The way to stop Habana scoring is by dummying the long pass when he's lurking for an interception and runnig through the gap.

'habana is fast and amazing but he got put on his backside by the worlds best winger (and 2nd best in history) shane williams'WHATT???!! Haha I can't believe someone would actually think that. Shane Williams is FAR from being up there with the best wingers of all time. Maybe it's more like, 'the winger who's had a great year'. Anything but all time. lolAnd even besides that, Habana is just as good a finisher and has a MILES higher workrate than Williams has ever or will ever have. Scoring tries by stepping defenders doesn't make you a GREAT winger I'm afraid to say.

This try is pure brilliance sure but I agree with some of the comments above saying that it might not be for example the best solo try ever. The pace is there so is the speed but I prefer watching players going sideways and having different angles of race (like the C. Cullen try with the hurricanes fors instance). Yet Habana is a great player, it's just that I'm a little bit old school sometimes and I tend to prefer style to sheer performance (as we will all agree that all those wingers run at the same speed, or more or less, don't they?)

Habana has got a set of jets, but he doesn't make plays, and he doesn't go looking for the ball. Give him space and theres no doubt he'll make 50 meters and score a try, but he's got some way to go before he can be put with the best. Cullen's try was much better, but Habana's very young and has a lot of time. I believe the best winger at the moment is Shane Williams.

Great stuff...As an American, now living "down under" I've followed rugby quite a bit, union and league....but I don't see the Ze Ngwenya try against SA, where he out-ran Habana...we're getting there:(